Author: Pete Galati
Date: 08:08:17 09/23/99
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On September 23, 1999 at 07:27:26, Kelly Patterson wrote: >9.22.99 > >My fellow members-- > >Does anyone know of any bugs in the mschess program? (I downloaded it some time >ago and believe it was a freeware on the MicroSoft site. I can find and pass >along this information if it is necessary to figuring out the problem below.) > >While playing the other day on the beginner level (I played white), I tried to >move my king to a "safer" square when the program would not allow it. It was >then that I noticed the program showed me in check. I hadn't noticed this >before since I was not in check (or even seriously threatened late in the game). > Then, suddenly, the white pawn on the adjacent diagonal (the "checking" pawn) >flashed, turned to black and I was in a seriously threatened position. > >Does anyone have any information on this? Also, would anyone have a short >answer (I wouldn't want to tie-up the message board) on how a basic "bug check" >might be accomplished on someone else's program? > >Any information would be appreciated. > >Yours, > >Kelly Patterson That's not really an MS program but it is one that they're dumb enough to think is good, so it does have their name on it, but it's junk. If you have Windows 3.1 you might want to try the old Gromit v1.2, almost guaranteed to be bug free, a very good under used program. It even uses endgame tablebases! Good interface If you have Windows 95 maybe try Bringer, much stronger, good interface. Haveing said that those 2 programs have good interfaces, I would like to point out that MSchess does not have a good interface at all. Both programs could be found at Gambitsofts download page and other places too. http://www.gambitsoft.com/sharee.htm Pete
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